With a little savvy and creativity, you can fit everything you need (and want!) in even the tiniest dorm room. We’ve compiled the best space-saving dorm ideas from decorators and organizers to help you find ways to arrange your dorm room and turn that boring box into a cozy nest (that looks pretty great, too). If your desk hutch has a bookshelf on top, line up a few of them to hide odds and ends. She also recommends putting one by the door for an easy place to drop keys and other small items that would otherwise clutter the room. One dorm space-saver is to hang a closet rod to instantly double the capacity, and then add ultra slim hangers to maximize the number of items to fit in that space. Just like that, you don’t have to part with your parents and your beloved overalls at the same time. Abbe Fenimore, owner of Studio Ten 25, a Dallas-based interior design firm and ecommerce site, recommends these tech-friendly risers that moonlight as additional outlets and USB chargers as one of her go-to space saving dorm ideas. Lifestyle blogger Lauren Gores Ireland recommends a plastic container for its easy cleaning properties; because something will (inevitably) spill. This one’s on wheels, comes in a 6-pack, and is transparent, so you don’t have to guess what’s where.
